Couch-bedstead.



116.850.121. j PATENTED APR. 9, 1901 J. H. DYETT.

-GOUGH BEDST EAD. urmonzon mum, no. a. 1905.

I g y 3 UNITED STATES JAMES H. DYETT, OF BUFFALO, NEW'YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE HARD MANU-.

PATENT OFFICE.

FAOTURING'COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COUCH-BEDSTEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

To all whom it Weary concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. DYETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Couch i the couchbedstead will be of the width of an ordinary couch, thus economizing space and serving the double purpose of a couch or of a bed, as required.

The ob ects of my invention relate to a means of supporting. the extension parts when in use and of afiording a means of easily and expeditiously dropping them when desired. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a top or plan view of a couchbedstead embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is an end view of the couch-bedstead with the extension parts dropped. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same with the extension arts fully extended and held in position. ig. 4 is an end view of the same, showing the method of operating the supporting mechanism of the extension parts. Fig. 5 is a side view of a ortion of one end of my couchbed stead. g. 6 'is a cross-section along the line 6 6 shown in Fig. 4.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. v

' he extension parts A A are hinged to the main body K of the couch-bedstead at B B. hen the extension parts are raised to a horizontal position, they are held in place by the is as follows: To open out the extension supcporting members O and O, which are pivparts A A from the position shown in Fig. 2 Y

to that shown in Fig. 3, the extension arts are raised so as to swing about B B until the notches E E in the supporting members C O engage the stops F F. The couch-bedstead is then ready for use as a full-width bed. To .drop the extension arts, they are raised above the horizontal until the supporting members O C engage the deflecting projections G G. The supporting members O C are thereby sprung outward at their free ends, as shown in Fig. 4. The extension parts A A are then allowed to drop to the position shown in Fig. 2. While the extension parts A A are being dropped, the supporting members O C" continue to be sprung outward and over the deflecting projections G G until they are released by striking the bottom of the main body of the couch-bedstead K or a suitable projection thereon, as shown at X in Fig. 4. The supporting members O C then drop to the position shown by the dotted line V in Fig. 4. While the supporting members C G are sprung outward and before being released, as above stated, the notches E E ass by the outer ends of the stops F F an are not engaged by them.

My improved couch;bedste-ad is preferably made of iron or other metal. An economical and eflective way of providing the deflecting projection G is by stamping the projection in the metal of A A, as shown m Fig. 6, but

my aof course be provided in any other way.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a couch-bedstead, the combination of a main body with extension parts, the

notched supporting members pivotally at- I tached to the extension parts, the stops, and

the deflecting projections attached to the extension parts, substantially as set forth.

2. In a couch-bedstead-, the combination of an extension part with a supporting member pivotally attached thereto, a stopping device, and a deflecting projection attached to the extension part, substantially as set forth.

3. A couch-bedstead embodying the main body K, extension parts A A, supporting members O O pivotally attached to the extension parts and provided with notches E E engaging suitable stops F F the deflecting I name to this specification in the presence of projections G'G attached to the extension two subscribing Witnesses.

parts. A A and engaging the supporting members when the extension parts are raised I JAMES DYETT 5 above the horizontal, substantially as set Witnesses:

forth.

J K. CANFIELD, In testimony whereof I have signed my ALMoN W. LYTLE. 

